Table 3 Comparison among sub-populations
From: Role of intervention programs to increase influenza vaccination in Israel
Paper questionnaires | Segments from the telephone survey | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-population | Ultra-orthodox Jews N = 72 | Soldiers N = 81 | Students N = 85 | Israeli Arabs N = 87 | Health-care workers N = 107 | Parents of children below 18 N = 244 | Elderly above 50 N = 192 | Highalevel income N = 161 | Lowalevel income N = 195 |
Descriptive | |||||||||
Age (Years) | 37.3 (9.5) | 36.1 (6.1) | 24 (1.8) | 38 (14) | 39 (11) | 53.7 (20.1) | 63.3 (10.1) | 45 (16) | 49.6 (18) |
Gender (percentage female) | 61.7 (5.1) | 14.8 (3.9) | 64 (5.1) | 52 (5.3) | 79 (3.8) | 43.5 (3) | 44.2 (3.5) | 50.1 (4) | 54.4 (3.6) |
Categories (percentage) | |||||||||
Self- Acceptors | 20 (4.4) | 11 (3.4) | 8 (3) | 31(5.1) | 33 (4.5) | 28 (3) | 19 (2.6) | 24.4(3) | 28.7 (3.2) |
Intervention Program vaccinators | 47 (5.5) | 49 (5.5) | 81(4.3) | 41(5.4) | 30 (4.3) | 40 (3.2) | 44 (3.3) | 31.1(3.6) | 41.5 (3.5) |
Non-Acceptors | 33 (5.2) | 4 (5.4) | 11(3.4) | 28(4.9) | 37 (4.6) | 32 (3.1) | 37 (3.2) | 44.5 (4.4) | 29.8 (3.2) |
Form of intervention programs (percentage willing to be vaccinated) | |||||||||
Free vaccination | 16.1 (4.1) | 21 (4.5) | 18.8 (4.2) | 9.2 (3.1) | 8.3 (2.7) | 7.1 (1.7) | 6.3 (1.74) | 3 (1.3) | 7.7 (2) |
Improved accessibility | 21 (4.5) | 25.9 (4.8) | 24.7 (4.6) | 12.6 (3.6) | 11 (3.1) | 6.7 (1.6) | 4.7(1.5) | 5.6 (1.8) | 8.2 (2) |
Vaccination as nasal spray | 13.6 (3.8) | 23.5 (4.7) | 22.4 (4.5) | 11.5 (3.4) | 11 (3.1) | 6.7 (1.6) | 5.7 (1.7) | 7.4 (2) | 7.1 (1.8) |
Physician recommendations | 28.4 (5) | 28.4 (5) | 25.9 (4.7) | 28.7 (4.9) | 18.3 (3.8) | 28.4 (2.9) | 31.3 (3.3) | 20.4 (3) | 29.7(3.1) |
Coupons | 14.8 (3.9) | 19.8 (4.4) | 23.5 (4.5) | 10.3 (3.3) | 6.4 (2.4) | 6.2 (1.5) | 4.7 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.2) | 8.7 (2) |
Telephone reminders | 14.8 (3.9) | 18.5 (4.3) | 8.2 (2.9) | 6.9 (2.7) | 7.3 (2.5) | 5.3 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.3) | 6.6 (1.7) |
Tax if refuse | 13.6 (3.8) | 13.6 (3.8) | 54.1 (5.3) | 13.8 (3.7) | 10.1 (2.9) | 9.3 (1.9) | 6.3 (1.7) | 5.5 (1.8) | 9.8 (2.1) |
TV or Radio | 8.6 (3.1) | 9.9 (3.3) | 9.4 (3.1) | 11.5 (3.4) | 9.2 (2.8) | 7.6 (1.7) | 8.3 (2) | 7.5 (2.1) | 8.2(2) |
Information pamphlets | 18.8 (4.3) | 18.5 (4.3) | 11.8 (3.5) | 14.9 (3.8) | 10.1 (2.9) | 10.7 (2) | 6.8 (1.8) | 8.7 (2.2) | 8.7(2) |
Payment for vaccination | 18.5 (4.3) | 21 (4.5) | 42.4 (5.3) | 12.6 (3.6) | 6.4 (2.4) | 6.2 (1.5) | 6.3 (1.7) | 3.1 (1.3) | 9.2 (2.1) |